Archives - 27 February 2017, Monday

Credit Cards (Shutterstock Image) MoneySmart.sg conducted its annual Credit Card Survey in November 2016 polling 839 respondents between 21 and 39 years old who are current Singapore credit cardholders. The number of credit cards owned per respondent declined from an average of five i...

Samsung launches Samsung Gear VR with a Controller powered by Oculus, its first ever Gear VR headset with a controller. The Controller offers convenient one-hand control and better motion interaction with minimised head movement.

Huawei debuts new HUAWEI P10 and HUAWEI P10 Plus at Mobile World Congress 2017 (Photo: Business Wire) The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus were unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona Spain. Featuring striking trendy colours created in partnership with Pantone and spotting new ...

The new LG G6 smartphone will be the first mobile phone to support Dolby Vision high dynamic range dynamic. With content from Netflix and Amazon offering content in Dolby Vision to mobile devices around the world, LG G6 users can watch content with astonishing image quality. Dolby Vis...

What started out as a Kickstarter crowd-funding project has come to fruition for the Presli Voyager Anti-Theft backpacks. Antitheft zippers sit snugly against your back instead of being exposed when you carry them. The backpack is made of anti-slash and water resistant material. Insid...

Here’s what I like about Sweetfish: Bowls are marinated fresh-to-order, which ensures a certain level of freshness. It made that difference. The downside is you got to wait for a moment (and you may just wander to llao llao next door).

Oh boy, I would have so regretted it if I missed out on this glorious burger – “The Yolo” ($19.80++). A well-seasoned beef patty cooked to a medium (with lamb and pork options available), is joined by a sunny side up, fried spam, fried onion strings, mozzarella cheese sticks and smoke...

Up for a tantalising seafood buffet with the freshest catch of the sea? This March, Marriott Cafe is whetting the appetites of seafood lovers with the best of seafood from countries including USA, Canada, Alaska and Asia, western favourites, and a great selection of appetisers and des...

Monsta X is a South Korean hip hop boy group formed in 2015. Here they are. Xiaxue is an allegedly famous Singapore blogger. Here she is. Image from Xiaxue’s Instagram Now, these two entities had absolutely nothing to do with each other until Friday, Feb. 24. By pure coincidence, Xiax...

Mary Toh, the mother of Amos Yee, has confirmed in a Facebook post that her son has been in solitary confinement in a United States detention centre for the past two weeks. The post was published on Feb. 25, 2017: Yee, the 18-year-old teenager who ran away from Singapore to seek polit...

Huong courted her moment of fame in Vietnamese Pop Idol, in high hopes of experiencing a life of glitz and glamour if she could make it through the audition rounds. Unfortunately, reality fell short of her expectations and the sweet-looking contestant – believed to be Huong – had to r...

Imagine this: As the shower gets turned on, a swarm of bees rushes forth like a scene from a horror movie. For one unlucky Singaporean, that was the case. A swarm of bees had apparently resided in the shower head attached to the ceiling in a Punggol home, according to Twitter user yok...

I am a fan of Benjamin Koh at Lighthouse Advisors . Lighthouse Advisors is a value shop for the accredited investors based in Singapore. What is great is that Benjamin’s letters to clients (which was embargoed for 1 year) and the public is a tome of knowledge for people like myself le...

You can substitute with whole wheat flour, plain flour or cake flour, all or any combination. You can use fresh or frozen banana. I used frozen bananas to make this pancake. Choose fully ripen banana (with black dots) as under-ripe bananas are more difficult to digest and can give you...

Everyone is talking about the re-launched Nokia 3310. After all, it is one of Nokia’s most iconic phone. The new Nokia 3310 takes the iconic silhouette of the original Nokia 3310 which was released in 2000. It has a redesigned user interface, 2.4 inch QVGA colour screen, Micro USB por...

As for my pumping schedule, I’ll try to snag in 6-7 pumps a day if possible in order to keep up with Travis. He is a pretty big eater and to be honest, I’m having quite a hard time racing with this Michelin in the making. When I refer to my past log books of Ry, I realize her demand f...

A bunch of the bars and restaurants that I wanted to go tonight were closed on Sundays, including some in the Vila de Gràcia neighborhood. We needed food though, and thus fell back on Botafumiero, especially since I absolutely loved it last time . I'm baffled then as to why tonight's ...

I’ve moonlighted in CGH before as Healthcare Assistant, worked in one of the medical C-class ward. The staff there all thought I some Secondary school dropout, but I picked up a lot from listening to the daily Dr’s rounds, nurses’ discussions and Googling those medical terms I didn’t ...

i. No vessel or craft shall enter or remain in Chek Jawa Wetlands. ii. No vessel or craft shall berth or moor at the jetty or floating pontoon or any other structure within Chek Jawa Wetlands. iii. No vessel or craft shall land at Pulau Sekudu or anywhere within Chek Jawa Wetlands. iv...

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General Tomoyuki Yamashita, also known as the “Tiger of Malaya “, was the Japanese army general who masterminded the swift Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore during the Second World War. From Dec. 1941 to Feb. 1942, Yamashita and his forces swept through Malaya in just 55 days ...

The Mantou soaking up on the unimpressive Chili Crab sauce You know there are times when the Chili Crab sauce is so good that you wish there are more Mantou for you to wipe the plate clean? Well, not this. The sauce just did not impress me enough to have a second helping. Would it hav...

Later that day Nilima took me to the beautiful Pataleshwar rock-cut temple because it has a fantastic tree outside it. I love when friends know what I do and then find me interesting places to draw. I started on a sketch but was quickly told not to sketch there. Silly me, for not taki...

Defence lawyers Sunil Sudheesan and Diana Ngiam, however, urged the court to impose a jail term of nine to 10 years. “Our client comes from a strong Catholic background and has believed in ghosts, evil spirits and Lucifer since he was a child,” How would a person with such extreme bel...

Guns N’ Roses played a scorching two hour and 45 minute first-ever concert in Singapore to 50,000 fans on Feb. 25, 2017. However, the overall experience of this Not In This Lifetime tour gig at Changi Exhibition Centre was marred by logistical snafus that have been widely reported . C...

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I have a few savings accounts but my most used accounts are the following three: 1. POSB Despite the low interest rate for my savings, I am holding on to my POSB account mainly because I have had it since I was a boy and I feel comfortable with it. I have many arrangements tied to thi...